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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2012) Managing chronic pain in adults with or in recovery from substance use disorders. Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 54. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

UNODC Drug Prevention and Health Branch. (2011) Ensuring availability of controlled medications for the relief of pain and preventing diversion and abuse: Striking the right balance to achieve the optimal public health outcome. Vienna: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of General Practitioners, British Pain Society. (2007) Pain and substance misuse: improving the patient experience. London: The British Pain Society.

Webpage

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (2023) Spotlight on… Fentanils and other new opioids. URL: https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/spotlights/fentanils-...

FactSheet

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2022) Is it ok to use cannabis during pregnancy and while breastfeeding? [poster]. Ottawa: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction.

Dail Debates

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 1270 - Medicinal products [Oxycodone] [63635/22]. (18 Jan 2023)

[Oireachtas] Dáil Éireann debate. Written answer 978 – Medicinal products [Cannabis] [14537/22]. (22 Mar 2022)

[Oireachtas] Dail Eireann debate. Written answer 157 - Medicinal products addiction [Codeine] [6954/22]. (10 Feb 2022)

Book Section

Horn, Danielle B and Sizemore, Daniel C and Vu, Ly and Porter, Burdett R and Sarantopoulos, Konstantinos. (2021) Responsible controlled substance and opioid prescribing. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing .

Teaching Resource

Statspearl. (2022) StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing.

News

[thejournal.ie] , Finn, Christina Inclusion of chronic pain conditions on cannabis access scheme will be 'kept under review'. (03 Jul 2019)

[thejournal.ie] , McDermott, Stephen The rise of opiates: How Ireland's 'broken' health service is behind a surge in prescription painkillers. (13 Sep 2018)

[Irish Times] , Freyne, Patrick My friend said: ‘Heroin will get rid of the pain.’ And it did. (27 Jan 2018)

[Irish Examiner] , Fegan, Joyce First licence granted to treat pain with cannabis. (18 Nov 2017)

[Irish Examiner] , Leogue, Joe Irish Pain Society backs use of medical cannabis. (01 Mar 2017)

[thejournal.ie] Pharmacists express concern over addiction to pain relief. (01 May 2012)